English Reflexive Pronouns

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English Reflexive Pronouns

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English Reflexive Pronouns

The reflexive pronouns are:

singular:	myself	yourself	himself	herself	itself
plural:	ourselves	yourselves	themselves

We use a reflexive pronoun as a direct object when the object is the same as the subject of the verb:

I fell over and hurt myself.
Be careful with that knife. You might cut yourself.

We can use a reflexive pronoun as direct object with most transitive verbs, but these are the most common:

amuse blame cut dry

enjoy help hurt introduce

kill prepare satisfy teach

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Some verbs change their meaning slightly when they have a reflexive pronoun as direct object:

Would you like to help yourself to another drink?
     = Would you like to take another drink?
I wish the children would behave themselves.
     = I wish the children would behave well.
He found himself lying by the side of the road.
     = He was surprised when he realised that he was lying by the side of the road.
I saw myself as a famous actor.
     = I imagined that I was a famous actor.
She applied herself to the job of mending the lights.
     = She worked very hard to mend the lights.
He busied himself in the kitchen.
     = He worked busily in the kitchen.
I had to content myself with a few euros.
     = I had to be satisfied with a few euros.

Exercises

English Reflexive Pronouns

EXERCISE 1.

Complete the following sentences using reflexive pronouns.

1.   Ow! I’ve cut _______________.  
2.   I hope you’ll enjoy ___________ at the party tonight.
3.   I can’t help you with that, do it ___________ !
4.   She tried to do the exercise by ____________ but she wasn’t able to do it.
5.   The teacher asked the pupils to behave _____________.
6.   He’s not confident: he doesn’t believe in _________ at all.
7.   They’re so vain, they’re always looking at __________ in the mirror.
8.   They passed all their exams with very high marks, they must be very proud of ____________!
9.   “Who told you about Jane?” “Jane ______________ told me she was pregnant.”
10.   Peter hurt ______________ while playing football.
11.   Amanda and Dave had a wonderful holiday last year; they enjoyed __________  so much that they’ve decided to go back to the same place this year.

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EXERCISE 2.

Correct the sentences if necessary.

1.   We are late, we should hurry ourselves.
2.   Have fun and enjoy yourselves.
3.   If you concentrate yourself a bit more you won’t have any problems in doing these exercises.
4.   I called Susan and I told her I’ll meet herself at the cinema.
5.   I’m saving up and I can’t afford myself to buy anything.
6.   Don’t be rude, behave yourself!
7.   Breath deeply and relax yourself!
8.   Please sit down yourself: make yourself comfortable!
9.   Could you please tell ourselves how to get to the station?
10.   She’s so selfish, she always thinks about herself.
11.   My dog is very dirty I need to wash himself.

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